Quail Hollow Closed Yet Hideki Matsuyama Goes Viral in Brutal Conditions
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All signs point to a very soggy weekend at Quail Hollow, home of the upcoming PGA Championship. Judging by Monday's torrential downpours, the players will face a very, very wet and very, very soft course.
Heavy rain and the threat of thunderstorms forced organizers to close the course on the first day of the second major of the season. Several videos circulating on social networks clearly show the tremendous force of the downpours.
Hideki Matsuyama of Japan on the 12th tee as the rain falls during the third round of the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 08, 2023 in Augusta, Georgia.
Hideki Matsuyama of Japan on the 12th tee as the rain falls during the third round of the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 08, 2023 in Augusta, Georgia.In the midst of the storm, one figure made his presence felt at Quail Hollow. It was none other than 2021 Masters Tournament winner Hideki Matsuyama, who continued to practice his putting as the rain turned the putting green into a near pond.
A video posted by Austin Eckroat on his Instagram Stories, and later reposted by numerous X users, shows Matsuyama practicing in the rain like it was no big deal. You can clearly see that the green is completely soaked, while the caddie does his best to protect the player with an umbrella.
"This guy wants it", Eckroat said on Instagram.
🏌️♂️☔️ Hideki Matsuyama is in full grind mode at Quail Hollow 😲
pic.twitter.com/7r8Wx6SJIy — NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) May 12, 2025
Just looking at the Underdog Golf and NUCLR GOLF's X accounts, the video had more than 45,000 views in less than an hour.
The bad weather doesn't look like it's going to get any better in Quail Hollow over the next few days. According to the weather forecast website Accuwather, there is an 88% chance of rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, a 25% chance on Thursday, and a 40% chance on Friday and Saturday. Only Sunday looks like a rain-free day (only 1% chance).
Hideki Matsuyama has had an up and down 2025 season. He started with a win at The Sentry, but has not finished in the top 10 in 10 tournaments since. He also missed two consecutive cuts at The Players Championship and the Valero Texas Open.
I don't think the heavy stuff's coming down for quite a while pic.twitter.com/agROQUE9Uh — Patrick McDonald (@pmcdonaldCBS) May 12, 2025
However, his results have not been excessively poor, as he has added six top 25s to his victory at the Kapalua Resort.
Matsuyama's record at the PGA Championship includes 12 appearances in which he has never missed the cut. However, he has only two top-10 finishes, coming in 2016 (T4) and 2017 (T5), the latter precisely at Quail Hollow.
His 2017 PGA Championship experience was the best of his career at the legendary course in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Japanese pro has played in six editions of the Wells Fargo Championship there and has never finished inside the top 10.
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